Sample Branches of Governmenet Lesson

Branches of Government

Multiple Choice

How many branches of government are there?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

Multiple Select

The branches of government are:

• Legislative Branch

• Presidential Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

The Executive Branch

• The president, or

Chief Executive, is the
head of the
government.

• Americans vote every

four years for their
leader.

• After elected to serve

his/her country, the
president lives and
works in the White
House.

• The president is in

charge of the armed
forces.

• The president works

with leaders of other
countries.

The Executive Branch

Chief Executive, is the
head of the
government and has to be born in the US.

The US President can only serve for two terms, for a total of 8 years.

Multiple Choice

The president must be born in the United States.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The president can only be president for a TOTAL of ______ years.

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 10

The legislative branch

• The Constitution

created Congress.

• It is a group of

people elected to
make laws for the
country.

• Congress has two

parts: The Senate
and The House of
Representatives.

The senate

• There are 100

senators.

• Each state has two

senators.

• A Senator is in

office for 6 years.
This is called a
“term.”

• Senators meet in

the U.S. Capitol
building

The house of

representatives

• There are 435

representatives.

• The more people

that live in a state,
the more
representatives it
has.

• Representatives

serve for a term of
two years.

• They can be elected

for more than one
term.

Multiple Select

What jobs are the Congress responsible for?

• lives in the White House.

• Coming up with bills or ideas that they would like to become laws.

• Write and vote on which bills will become laws in the United States.

• Decide if a person is innocent or guilty of a crime.

• Remove laws that are unfair.

Multiple Select

Select the members of the Legislative Branch from below.

• Vice President

• Congress

• Senate

• Judges

The Judicial branch

• The Supreme Court

is the highest court
is the U. S., and is
the system of courts
to settle questions
about the laws.

• The nine justices

can serve for as long
as they live, or wish
to retire.

• Each justice is

chosen by the
president.

Multiple Choice

Who chooses the Supreme Court Justices?

• The President

• The Vice President

• Congress

• Senate

Multiple Choice

Supreme Court Judges can serve for life!

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Who or what makes up the Judicial Branch?

• The President

• The Supreme Court

• Smaller Courts

• Congress

Multiple Choice

There are _________ judges in the Supreme Court.

• 5

• 6

• 8

• 9

REVIEW

• The president carries out the laws

of the United States.

• The Congress (Senate and House

of Representatives) makes the
laws.

• The Supreme Court explains the

laws.